Perhaps no piece of statewide legislation has been more controversial in Michigan than 2011's Public Act 4, which allowed the state to appoint an emergency manager to take over finances and day-to-day decisions of struggling cities and school districts. Critics fought back hard, collecting over 200,000 signatures to freeze the law and place a referendum on the Nov. 6 ballot. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican who signed PA 4 into law, is actively campaigning in support of upholding the legislation.
"I am trying to stay in my lane," Snyder said in a recent interview with The Huffington Post. "I'm not here to run these cities. I'm here to create an environment where I can help them succeed better and give them resources."
Originally written as Public Act 101 in 1988, and later strengthened as Public Act 72 in 1990, Public Act 4 of 2011 expanded the state's power over municipalities, making it even easier for the state to assess troubled bureaucracies and seize control. The law offers a broad leap to give financial managers power over books, not just budgets.
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